Fishing line display-dispenser

ABSTRACT

A fishing line display-dispenser is disclosed comprising a container having a top opening and a top panel movable into and out of closing position therewith. Within the container are a plurality of rectangular, two-ply cards standing on their ends. A transparent display cover is carried by each card and each comprises a circular or disc-shaped face, cylindrical side walls, and a flanged base. The face and side walls of the display cover extend through an opening in the card and the flanged base is adhered to the inner surface of the front ply of a card. The front wall of the container has an opening therein and the foremost card carries a display cover which is vertically movable into and out of registration with the opening in the front wall of the container. When in registration, the display cover projects through and outward of the front wall of the container. The size and shape of each display cover mates with the opening in the front wall of the container and each is preferably at least a fragment of a circle. A reel of fishing line is disposed in each display cover. The starting and terminal ends of the fishing line of each reel are brought out as free ends and into the space between the plies forming such cards and outwardly therefrom. The free terminal end of each reel extends to and is a continuous line with the free starting end of the fishing line on the next succeeding card in the container.

Davis [52] US. Cl ..206/44.l1, 206/4529, 206/59 A, 206/78 B [51] Int.Cl. ....B65d 79/00, 865d 73/00, 365d 75/42 [58] Field of Search..206/44.1 l, 45.29, 206/4531, 59 A, 78 B, 80 A [56] References CitedUNITED STATES PATENTS 2,212,630 8/1940 Anderson ..206/45.29 2,690,59310/1954 Abercrombie .206/80 A UX 1,494,006 5/1924 Morrison ..2()6/45.3l2,500,446 3/1950 Worden ..206/59 A 3,253,705 5/1966 Stoker ..206/80 A3,303,930 2/1967 Hyland.... .....206/78 8 3,347,356 10/1967 Kossnar....2()6/45.29 3,187,889 6/1965 Sinclair ..206/78 B UX 3,352,412 11/1967Draving et a1. ..206/59 A Primary Examiner-Leonard SummerAttorney-Clinton L. Mathis 45 Apr. 24, 1973 FISHING LINEDISPLAY-DISPENSER [57] ABSTRACT lnvemofl L651" Dflvis, 1565 Center Afishing line display-dispenser is disclosed comprising Street, GigHarbor, Wash. 98409 a container having a top opening and a top panel[22] Filed Dec 31 1970 movable into and out of closing positiontherewith.

Within the container are a plurality of rectangular, two-ply cardsstanding on their ends. A transparent display cover is carried by eachcard and each comprises a circular or diseshaped face, cylindrical sidewalls, and a flanged base. The face and side walls of the display coverextend through an opening in the card and the flanged base is adhered tothe inner surface of the front ply of a card. The front wall of thecontainer has an opening therein and the foremost card carries a displaycover which is vertically movable into and out of registration with theopening in the front wall of the container. When in registration, thedisplay cover projects through and outward of the front wall of thecontainer. The size and shape of each display cover mates with theopening in the front wall of the container and each is preferably atleast a fragment of a circle. A reel of fishing line is disposed in eachdisplay cover. The starting and terminal ends of the fishing line ofeach reel are brought out as free ends and into the space between theplies forming such cards and outwardly therefrom. The free terminal endof each reel extends to and is a continuous line with the free startingend of the fishing line on the next succeeding card in the container.

2 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures Patented April 24, 1973 3,729,091

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented April 24, 1973 3,729,091

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 //Y l/EN TOR, A 5575/? M D4 W5 A/TTORNEY FISHING LINEDISPLAY-DISPENSER My invention relates to a fishing linedisplaydispenser. More particularly, my invention relates to such adevice which, not only displays fishing lines for sale, but alsodisplays them in a manner so that fishing line can be dispensed in unitsof continuous lengths,

such as units of 100 yards each and with one to six units of continuouslengths ofline as desired.

It is an object of my invention to provide a fishing linedisplay-dispenser comprising a container for receiving thereinrectangular cards standing on their ends in an upright position andwhere each card supports a display cover projecting forwardly therefrom.

.It is a further object to provide such cards in the form of two-plycards, with a hole in the front ply, with the display cover projectingthrough said hole, and with the display cover adhered to the inside faceof the front ply.

It is a further object to provide display covers in the form of atransparent member comprising a disc or circular front face, cylindricalside walls, and a laterally projecting base member and wherein fishingline reels are disposed in said display covers.

It is a further object to provide reels of fishing line in said displaycovers where the starting and terminal ends of fishing line on saidreels on said cards are brought out as free ends and into the spacesbetween the plies forming the cards and where the free terminal ends ofeach reel on a card extend to and are a continuous line with the freestarting end of the reel 'on the next succeeding card.

Other objects of my invention will become explicit or implicit as thedescription thereof proceeds in detail in connection with theaccompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to likeparts, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a closed container embodying myinvention, showing in full lines the container and with dotted lines,reels of fishing line supported by cards in said container;

FIG. 2 is a similar view showing the structure of FIG. 1 but showing thetop cover moved to display position and with the foremost reel alsomoved to display position; and

FIG. 3 is a perspective view, on a larger scale, showing the cards andreels of fishing line and with the container removed.

A container, generally numbered 10, comprises a bottom panel 12, a frontpanel 14, a rear panel 16, side panels 18, and a top panel 20. Thecontainer is preferably in the form of a parallelepiped to better fitwith the enclosures thereof hereafter described. Preferably, the upperends of the side panels 18, each terminate in a flap 22. The fiaps 22extend in a horizontal planewhen the top panel is moved to the closedposition, as depicted in FIG. 1, and extend in vertical planes when thetop panel or cover is moved to display position, as depicted in FIG. 2.Also preferably, the top panel 20 has a broken cut line 24 permittingportions 26 and 28 thereof to be folded along fold lines 30 and with themajor portion 26 of the top panel 20 tucked into the container 10 anddisposed adjacent the inside surface of the rear panel 16. Also, theinside surface of the part 26 of the top panel 20 will serve as a mediafor advertising display, such as the name of the trader, the trademarkof the goods, the suggested sales price, and the like.

The front panel 14 is provided with an opening 32 which is shown ascomprising parallel side walls terminating at the bottom in asemicircular wall. During shipment, the part 26 of the top panel 20extends partially across the top of the flaps 22 (then in a horizontalplane) and thence downwardly inside the front panel 14 and closing theopening 32 in the front panel 14 as illustrated in FIG. 1.

During display (as illustrated in FIG. 2), the part 26 of the top panel20 is vertical to display advertising carried thereby and also theforemost card 34 of the cards '36 is moved vertically to the positionshown in FIG. 2.

The cards 36 and card 34 comprise a plurality of cards disposed inupright position in the container 10. Each of the said cards carries atransparent display cover 38 and a reel 40 of fishing line is disposedin each display cover. The foremost card 34 is moved upwardly and thecontour of the display cover 38 is circular to mate with the circularportion of the opening 32 in the front panel 14 and thus the displaycover 38 on the foremost card will interfit with and project through thelower portion of the said opening 32. This will position the displaycover 38 on the foremost card 34 (or any subsequent foremost card) togood advantage as a transparent display cover 38 (and the reel offishing line 40 displayed through the transparent cover) will projectoutwardly and forwardly of the container 10.

Each of the cards 34, 36 is preferably formed of card material, ascardboard, folded on itself to provide two plies with a joining foldline. A hole is provided in the front ply of each card 34,36 and adisplay cover 38 is projected through such a hole (from the inside of acard to the outside thereof) and then the base of the display cover 38is adhered to the inside face of the front ply of a card 34,36. When thetwo plies of a card 34, 36 are separated, a reel of fishing line 40 maybe inserted or removed from a display cover 38 and then as the two pliesof the card are urged together a line of fishing reel 40 will beretained in a display cover 38.

In reeving fishing line onto reels 40 to be disposed within displaycovers 38, two free terminal portions are provided, namely, the terminalend portion 42 of fishing line and the start-end portion 44. Such endportions 42 and 44 are preferably brought out from a fishing line reel40 into the space between two plies forming a card 36 and 34 supportingthe display cover 38 enclosing such a reel. Also, the starting endportion of a fishing line of a reel 40 on a card 34 extends from betweenthe plies forming such a card 34 to the space between the plies formingthe preceding card, or a card 36, and is continuous with the fishingline on the reel 40 supported by such a card 36. Also, the terminatingend portion 42 of each reel of afishing line supported by a card 36extends outwardly and between the plies forming such a card and suchterminating end portion 42 is continuous with the starting end portion44 supported by the next succeeding card, as card 34.

Fishing line is commonly sold in reels which are yards or multiplesthereof. Thus, with the example depicted in the drawings, fishing linemay be vended in lOO yard units up to 600 yards. Supposing it is desiredto vend and thereafter reel 200 yards of fishing line onto a fishermanspole reel, then the fishing line between the starting end 44 of the reel40 supported by the first card 36 (the card 36 next preceding card 34)and the terminal end 42 of the reel 40 supported by the second card 36(the card 36 next preceding the said first card 36) will be severed.Then the two plies forming the said card 34 and the said first card 36will be separated and the two reels 40 of the fishing line removed fromtheir display covers 38. Each of the reels 40 is provided with a centeropening 46. After removal of a plurality of reels 40 (in the supposedinstance of two) are mounted on spindle (such as an ordinary leadpencil) by inserting the spindle through the holes of all the reels 40involved. Then the fishing line is reeved off the reel 40 (the reelformerly supported by the card 34) with the terminating end 42 leadingto the starting end of the reel on the fishermans pole. As the line isreeled onto such reel, both reels 40 (or such other number as may beemployed) are permitted to rotate on the spindle until the fishing lineis exhausted from the first reel 40 and from each subsequent reel on thespindle. In the foregoing manner units of fishing line from one unit,for example 100 yards per unit, up to the capacity of the display (hereshown as six units) can be vended and the same sold as a continuous linewhich can be readily reeled onto a common reel. While a device fordispensing more than six units is mechanically practical, l have foundthat the common demand is for units of 100 yards each and for selectedunits from one to six thereof.

From the foregoing it will now become apparent that I have illustratedand described a fishing line display comprising a container 10, which ispreferably in the form of a parallelepiped, for receiving thereinrectangular cards 34, 36 standing on their ends and in uprightpositions. A transparent display cover 38 is carried by each of thecards 34, 36. Preferably, each of the cards 34, 36 is of a two-plyconstruction, with the front ply having a hole therethrough, and with adisplay cover 38 secured to the front ply, as by being adhesivelysecured to the the inside face of said front ply, and which displaycover covers said hole. A reel of fishing line 40 is disposed in each ofthe display covers and is inserted or removed by separating the twoplies forming a card 34, 36. The fishing line reel 40 is held in placeby maintaining the two plies in contact with each other. Next, the frontwall or panel 14 is provided with an opening 32 which is normally out ofregistration with the display cover 38, which is preferably transparent,on the foremost card 34. The size and shape of the display cover 38 ismated with the size and shape of the opening 32 permitting the frontmostcard 34 and the cover 38 carried thereby to move into and out ofregistration with the opening 32. Thus, when thetop panel is moved toclosed position (as shown in FIG. 1), the foremost display cover 38 willbe below the opening 32 in the front panel 14 and the container may beclosed. However, when a display is desired, the foremost card 34 may beraised (as shown in FIG. 2) and the display cover 38 (having a reel 40mounted thereon) will project through said opening 32 in the front wallof panel 14. Preferably, the display cover 38 is stiffer as it isdesired to enclose the reel of fishing line 40 therein. Likewise, thelower portion of the opening 32 in the front panel is at least afragment of a circle, so as to mate with the shape of the display cover38. The reels 40 of fishing line are wound so that the starting ends 40and the terminating ends 42 are brou ht out as free ends and thestarting end of each reel 4 connects with and is continuous with theterminating end of the next preceding reel and likewise, the terminatingend of each reel connects with and is continuous with the starting endof each succeeding reel 40. Such free end line portions preferablyextend into the space between the plies of each card 34, 36 supporting areel 40 and from there to the next preceding or succeeding card 34, 36.Also, the display covers 38 are preferably in the form of transparentunits having a disc or circular front, cylindrical side walls, and abase flange and ofa size to permit ready insertion through an opening inthe front ply ofa card 34,36 and further have a base portion of a sizewhich will prevent displacement ofa cover inserted into a hole in thefront ply of a supporting card.

Obviously changes may be made in the forms, dimensions, and arrangementsof the parts of my invention without departing from the principlethereof, the foregoing setting forth only a preferred form of embodimentof my invention.

lclaim:

1. A fishing line display-dispenser comprising a parallelepiped shapedcontainer for receiving therein a plurality of rectangular cardsstanding on their ends and in upright positions and parallel to thefront wall of the container; a plurality of cards disposed in uprightpositions in said container and parallel to the front wall of thecontainer; a transparent display covered carried by and projectingforwardly from the front of each card, spacing the cards from each otherand from the front wall of the container; and a reel of fishing linedisposed in each display cover, said container being provided with afront wall with an opening therein normally above and out ofregistration with the display cover on the frontmost rectangular card,and the size and shape of each display cover being mated with the sizeand shape of the opening in the front wall of the container permittingthe frontmost card and the display cover carried thereby to moveupwardly into and downwardly out of registration with such opening.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein said display cover is circular insection and the walls defining said opening in the front wall of thecontainer are at least a fragment ofa circle.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No.3,729,091 D t d p i n 973 I Lester M. Davis It is certified that errorappears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent arehereby corrected as shown below:

Column L1,, claim 1, line 7, covered" should read cover Signed andsealed this lL th day of May 197M (SEAL) Attest:

EDWARD M.FLETCHER,JR. c. MARSHALL DANN Attesting Officer Commissioner ofPatents "P uscoMM-oc scan-Pen i U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OI'I'ICI 1 1.,Ol.l-3Q

1. A fishing line display-dispenser comprising a parallelepiped shapedcontainer for receiving therein a plurality of rectangular cardsstanding on their ends and in upright positions and parallel to thefront wall of the container; a plurality of cards disposed in uprightpositions in said container and parallel to the front wall of thecontainer; a transparent display cover carried by and projectingforwardly from the front of each card, spacing the cards from each otherand from the front wall of the container; and a reel of fishing linedisposed in each display cover, said container being provided with afront wall with an opening therein normally above and out ofregistration with the display cover on the frontmost rectangular card,and the size and shape of each display cover being mated with the sizeand shape of the opening in the front wall of the container permittingthe frontmost card and the display cover carried thereby to moveupwardly into and downwardly out of registration with such opening. 2.The combination of claim 1, wherein said display cover is circular insection and the walls defining said opening in the front wall of thecontainer are at least a fragment of a circle.